Chinese Economy

The widely held view of China is that its spectacular economic success contains the seeds of its economy’s imminent collapse. This may be a kind of anchoring bias, which influences views of the Country, as well as stories in the media. China no doubt appears to have an economy unlike others. The standard rules of development haven’t […]

Let’s say you’re a recent college graduate in China. Since China is the largest exporter of international students, it’s possible you’ve spent some time abroad during school, maybe in New York. You’ve come home, and you’re looking for an exciting career opportunity balanced with a desire to see your family from time to time. This […]

Walking down the streets in Shanghai, the finance capital of China, you can’t help but be in awe of the high rises and the hustle and bustle of such a massive city. China, the world’s fastest growing economy that hit absurd rates of over 12% annual GDP, but has more recently been declining and hovering […]

U.S. President Donald Trump, during his campaign last year, made bold, incendiary claims against China. The nation of 1.4 billion people is a currency manipulator that has stolen American intellectual property and manufacturing jobs, he postured. Though Mr. Trump has since watered down this inflammatory rhetoric, many remain concerned that Washington’s failure to see eye […]

In the past few years, China has surpassed the United States as the largest e-commerce market in the world. The Chinese e-commerce market is the fastest growing in the world (around 20% annually), meaning it is growing at roughly four times the rate of the market in the United States. Current data for the total […]

Air pollution is not the only hazardous inhalant abundant in China. Over the past couple decades, cigarette consumption has fallen sharply in high-income countries and tobacco conglomerates have been forced into newer, larger markets to amend this trend. However, one major cigarette manufacturer in particular is thriving in the East and has become a staple […]